®Planning appeal decision
6 Gibbon Road, Southwark, London, SE15 2AS
Planning appeal 3353371 at 6 Gibbon Road, Southwark, London, SE15 2AS (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the single storey rear extension and changes to the shopfront on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
Single storey rear extension, alterations to front and rear elevations, alterations to existing shop ground floor internal layout and alteration to first floor flat internal layout
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- SE15 2AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the single storey rear extension and changes to the shopfront on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- Whether or not the changes to the ground floor frontage would unduly impact on the ability of the property to continue in a retail use, including having regard to the provision of an active retail frontage. Also, whether or not the scheme as a whole would in effect facilitate residential use, and if so, with the consequent consideration of the loss of retail space, living conditions of subsequent occupants and any affordable housing requirements
- The effect of the proposal on fire safety
What decided it
The removal of the shopfront and replacement with a domestic façade would harm the character and appearance of the area and render the property unsuitable for continued retail use, thereby harming the vitality of the Protected Shopping Frontage.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P13Policy P14Policy P39Policy P35Policy P37Policy SD6Policy D12
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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